As the core figure in China's missile technology research and development, Qian Xuesen's name is believed to have been heard by many people. With his efforts, China's scientific research has made great progress in a short time. In fact, there are many talents like him in thousands. As the nephew of Qian Xuesen, Qian Yongjian won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008 for his scientific research achievements.

Throughout the history of winning the Nobel Prize, we will find that it is very difficult for China people to win the Nobel Prize, which is why Qian Yongjian has once again become the focus of attention. However, unlike Qian Xuesen who would rather give up everything and return to the motherland to make contributions, Qian Yongjian publicly declared that he had nothing to do with China after winning the Nobel Prize. Then, as a descendant of the Chinese people, why did Qian Yongjian so reject his China identity?

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As international students sent from China to the United States, Qian Xuesen and his cousin both achieved excellent results at that time. At that time, many people studying abroad did not resist the temptation of high salary, and Qian Xuesen's cousin was no exception. In this way, Qian Xuesen resolutely returned to the motherland after finishing his studies and began to build a new China, while his cousin chose to settle in the United States and start a new life.

As the son of cousin Qian Xuesen, Qian Yongjian was influenced by his father since childhood. From an early age, he was very interested in the content of scientific research. At the age of sixteen, he won the first place in the talent selection of Westinghouse. Later, he also successfully entered Harvard University and began to study chemistry and physics in depth. 1972, Qian Yongjian, who was only twenty years old, also successfully obtained a bachelor's degree from Harvard University. On one occasion, Qian Yongjian had a fire at home because of his failed experiment, but Qian Yongjian's parents didn't stop him from continuing to explore science. It can be said that it is because of the support of his family that his road to scientific research will be so smooth.

Later, he went to Cambridge University for further study, because he invented a dye that was more suitable for tracking calcium reaction, and his scientific research career developed to a higher level in 1995. In 2008, Qian Yongjian, Martin Shafei and Shimomura Xiu won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their successful research on green fluorescent protein. For the study of biological cytology, this green fluorescent protein is very stable, which is more conducive to drug screening for relevant researchers. It can be seen that the birth of this scientific research achievement also has far-reaching significance.

At that time, when the news that Qian Yongjian won the prize reached China, many people felt very proud. After all, few people in China can win the Nobel Prize, but Qian Yongjian's achievements have proved to the world that China people are not the so-called weak.

However, in many public activities, Qian Yongjian has always called himself an American scientist. Although he said that he has China gene in him, he would not have achieved today if it were not for the education and development environment in the United States. So, he said, "I have been an American all my life, not a scientist in China."

After he made such remarks, many people in China also felt very sad. After all, compared with Qian Xuesen, Qian Yongjian's rejection of the motherland is unacceptable to many people.

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In fact, by observing Qian Yongjian's growing experience, it is understandable that he made such remarks. After all, he never lived in China, and his education and training under the American system made him feel no sense of belonging to China. But in the eyes of many people, since Qian Yongjian is a descendant of the Chinese people, he should not make such remarks publicly. In fact, through Qian Yongjian's statement, we can also find that in the eyes of many people, China is still synonymous with backwardness.

Although in the past development process, due to the influence of the war, China once fell behind the world development trend, but with the establishment of New China, countless scientists returned to the motherland and made their own contributions to the development of New China. I believe that in the future, China can also cultivate more high-end talents with patriotic feelings. Maybe by that time, those scientific and technological elites living abroad will no longer reject their China identity.

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